"Or do they have partners [associated with God]" who created something alongside God? That is: they have associated deities with God that did not create anything alongside Him.
﴿أم لَهُم شُرَكَاء﴾ خَلَقُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا أَيْ: قَدْ أَشْرَكُوا بِاللَّهِ آلِهَةً لَمْ يخلقوا مَعَه شَيْئا
